Despite significant investments by both government and corporate sectors estimated to be close to 97 million US dollars to combat gender-based violence (GBV) in South Africa in the last three years, the number of cases related to GBV continues to rise.

South African Police Service statistics show that there were over 58,000 cases in the 2022/2023 financial year.  

For more on the reasons why GBV programmes are failing despite the investment in South Africa, Peter Ndoro spoke to Lesley Ann van Selm, Founder and Managing Director of Khulisa Social Solutions.

Despite significant investments by both government and corporate sectors estimated to be close to 97 million US dollars to combat gender-based violence (GBV) in South Africa in the last three years, the number of cases related to GBV continues to rise.
South African Police Service statistics show that there were over 58,000 cases in the 2022/2023 financial year.  
For more on the reasons why GBV programmes are failing despite the investment in South Africa, Peter Ndoro spoke to Lesley Ann van Selm, Founder and Managing Director of Khulisa Social Solutions.